FNB Stadium

Information about FNB Stadium

FNB Stadium

LocationJohannesburg, South Africa
Opened1987
Renovated2009
OwnerSouth African Football Association
SurfaceGrass
Tenants
South Africa national football team
Capacity
94,700 (football)

First National Bank Stadium (FNB Stadium or Soccer City) is a stadium built in 1987, located in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is the central venue for the South African Football Association (SAFA). A football-specific stadium, the FNB Stadium seats 78,000 people in plastic bucket seats. The stadium has the third largest capacity in Africa. Most of the largest football events in South Africa are played at the FNB and the venue is better suited to these events than nearby Ellis Park, where the final for the Rugby World Cup in 1995 was held.

The Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg is to undergo a major upgrade for the 2010 tournament, with a new design inspired by traditional African pottery and a revamped capacity for 104,000 football fans. The upper tier will be extended around the stadium to increase the capacity to 94,700 with an extra 99 Executive suites, an encircling roof will be constructed, new changing room facilities will be developed and new floodlights will be installed. One of the hallmarks of the upgraded stadium will be its flexible-sized seating capacity. A special divider will be installed to turn the stadium into a small arena and can be easily converted back to the largest stadium on the African continent at the touch of a button. The R1.5 billion tender to upgrade the stadium was won by Grinaker-LTA. Soccer City is scheduled for completion in 2009. On January 19, 2007, Grinaker-LTA issued a press statement that mentioned the beginning of the constructions within two weeks.

The stadium will hold the final and opening matches, five first-round matches, one second-round match and one quarter-final.

Soweto and the National Exhibition Centre in Nasrec are nearby.

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Preceded by
Olympiastadion
Berlin		FIFA World Cup
Final Venue
2010		Succeeded by
2014 Final Venue
Preceded by
Stade El Menzah
Tunis		African Cup of Nations
Final Venue
1996		Succeeded by
Stade du 4-Août
Ouagadougou


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Ellis Park Stadium [1] is a rugby union stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. It hosted the Rugby World Cup final in 1995, which was won by the country's national team, the Springboks.
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Founded 1987
No. of teams 20 (Finals)
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Full name Berlin Olympiastadion
Location Berlin, Germany

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Renovated 1974 (Reconfiguration)
2004 (World Cup)

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No. of teams 16
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